At least 20 people have been found shot to death in their cars in northeastern Ukraine, near Kupyansk.

This was announced today by the regional governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleg Sinegubov, the world agencies reported, quoted by BTA

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"A convoy of cars with civilians killed in them was discovered. According to preliminary data, 20 people died in these cars," said Sinegubov.

According to him, the Russian occupiers attacked the civilians while they were trying to escape from the shelling.

Russian forces have not commented on the news.

This is apparently the second such attack on a civilian convoy in two days.

The number of victims of the attack near the city of Zaporizhia reached 30

Russian forces have withdrawn from most of Kharkiv Oblast following a successful Ukrainian counter-offensive last month, but continue to shell the area.

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